PARADIP: The Indian Coast Guard nabbed 11 more Sri Lankan fishermen for illegally entering into the Indian waters on Thursday and seized two boats from them. This comes barely two days after 13 Lankan fishermen were arrested by the Coast Guard and handed over to Marine Police. The Coast Guard ship ‘Vajra’ apprehended two Sri Lankan mechanised fishing boats for poaching in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on Tuesday. The Coast Guard ship along with two Lanka boats reached Paradip on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, Coast Guard has handed over 11 Lanka crew members and two boats to Marine police, Paradip, on Thursday. Marine Police Station IIC Tejraj Patel said the fishermen, who hail from Sri Lanka, have been taken into custody and are being interrogated. The two boats containing large quantity of sea fish, are being inspected thoroughly by immigration and customs officials as well as police, he said.
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